careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
indeed; really; truly; very much
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus); (arch.) partridge (of genus Perdix)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
in spite of; regardless of
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
sudden change; complete change
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
feel (of a material); texture
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
building (construction) site
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
black lustre; black luster